This document discusses a project by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) to strengthen continuing professional development (CPD) support for newly qualified physiotherapists. The project involved understanding their needs, identifying solutions like learning champions and digital resources, and implementing those solutions. Products developed included guidance, tools, and examples tailored for different experience levels. Marketing utilized branding, online promotion, and tangible items to engage members and get the message out about the new CPD resources.

1. ePIC 2012
10th ePortfolio and Identity Conference
Healthcare Track
Championing CPD
for New Graduates
Paul Askew
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

2. ePIC 2012
10th ePortfolio and Identity Conference
Healthcare Track
1. Project and Challenges
2. Building Solutions
3. Engaging

4. Introduction: Project Purpose
Deliver strengthened CPD support by
developing CSP resources and approaches.
Fresh Needs and
Solutions
Workforce Understand Needs
Reform
Pilot Learning
Champions and
Network
Identify Solutions
Optimise Digital
Learning
Professional
CPD Needs Implement Solutions Blend
Approaches
- Associate Members - 40 weeks
- Newly Qualified - 400 FTE days
- Advanced Practitioners - 2 CSP Regions
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5. Why Newly Qualified?
Then and now
Then Now
• 2 year rotation • Limited rotation
- Scope of experience • Securing employment
- Specialise • More varied settings
• Time • CPD Approach
• Money • Outcome focus
• Courses approach • Cycle
• Process focus • Evidencing
• Learning opportunities
• ePortfolio benefits

6. Project Approach – 3 key stages
1. Planning & Research
• CPD Landscape, needs, networks, other projects
2. Implementation
• Engagement – workshops, online, workplace
• Learning Champions – scope, design, test role and materials
• Member Products – scope, prioritise, design, build, commission
3. Evaluation and Development
• Initial evaluation
• New project (2012-2014) to develop and embed.

7. ePIC 2012
10th ePortfolio and Identity Conference
Healthcare Track
1. Project and Challenges
2. Building Solutions
3. Engaging

8. Solution Parameters
1. Workplace independent – more varied settings
2. Work independent – no workplace experience
3. New, interesting and effective
4. Align with and signpost broader suite of CPD resources
5. On-line default
6. Blend on-line and face to face

9. Solution Design
1. Link to Physiotherapy Framework:
….“helping others learn and develop”
2. Choice- start in different places
3. Self motivating – more sustainable
4. Reflect learning styles – audio, visual, prose
5. Reflect stage in CPD Journey
6. Graduate author – podcast
7. Getting Access:
• Member area
• Screen shot access guide

10. Product Range

11. Organising Resources

12. Products – for Learning Champions
For Learning Champions
Role Profile – benefits, role, aims, examples
Links to CSP ePortfolio LC Profile + CSP CPD resources
ePortfolio Activities (Webfolio):
Customise+plan+tag, record (blog, log), explore forms, For Members
uploading evidence, sharing, link to pebble resources
5 Pointers (Webfolio):
- why, what, how, ideas, making case, signpost csp For Members
resources
Team Support
-Blog in webfolio
-Content in webfolio
- contact via phone and email

13. Products – for members
For Members
Formulating Learning
Outcomes
Advanced
Newly
Associates Practitioner
Qualified
Guidance: Guidance: Making Guidance: Making
Delegation of tasks the transition from the case for CPD &
Guidance
and CPD student to MCSP demonstrating value
Guidance: CPD &
making myself
employable
Tools: to support Tools: Entry level Tools: prompts/ CPD
Tools
CPD i.e. Forms, profile, mind map of ideas-Diagrams, links
prompts, Flowcharts employability skills to CSP framework
EG: Filling the gap EG Stories of career
EG: Leading CPD in
from BSC - MCSP & a pathways to
the workplace
Examples
manager perspective advanced practice.
EG: Members using EG: Inspirational
EG: Growing being a
CPD resources in CPD
CSP member
practice stories/examples

14. Products – for New Qualified
For Members
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Outcomes
Newly
Qualified Theory
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15. Products for Newly Qualified
• Guidance
• Making the transition from student to MCSP
• CPD & making myself employable
• Tools
• Entry level profile – dynamic tool
• mind map of employability skills – graphical
• Examples:
• Filling the gap between BSC to MCSP – audio-visual
• A manager’s perspective on CPD – personal narrative
• Members using CPD resources in practice

16. ePIC 2012
10th ePortfolio and Identity Conference
Healthcare Track
1. Project and Challenges
2. Building Solutions
3. Engaging

17. Getting the message over
• Branding - specific and part of bigger whole
• Live marketing
• Magazine – article and Ads
• Web site and project web page
• Tweets & facebook
• Tangible and practical marketing products
• Memory Sticks with sample content
• Learning Journal & NHS standard pen

18. Project
Branding

19. CSP Web Site
Home Page

20. Project
Web Page

21. ePIC 2012
10th ePortfolio and Identity Conference
Healthcare Track
Championing CPD
for New Graduates
Paul Askew
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy